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Hi, i'm newbie here, not sure if this is the right place to post my

 

question. Smile

 

 

 

I need to implement 2 factor authentication for my Windows logon and

 

would like to know if a GINA STUB can fulfill my requirement or do I

 

need to write the entire GINA DLL? I read there are risks in

 

implementing the whole GINA so I will like to avoid that.

 

 

 

The flow:

 

 

 

1. Initial Authentication:

 

The user enters the username and password on the logon screen, the

 

logon credentials are then used to authenticate against a remote

 

authentication server.

 

 

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

"Please enter your Username and domain password"

 

 

 

USERNAME: [ ]

 

PASSWORD: [ ]

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

Alternatively, the credentials can also be used to logon to Windows or

 

AD (as in the usual process), but I should be able to intercept and

 

prevent the user from actually logging in whether or not the

 

credentials have been successfully authenticated - this is because

 

another set of logon credentials (2nd factor) must be submitted before

 

finally allowing access.

 

 

 

2. 2nd Factor:

 

If the first authentication fails, the user is presented with the

 

failure message returned by the remote authentication server, and the

 

first logon screen is presented again.

 

 

 

On success, an OTP or one-time-pass-word will be sent to the user, and

 

the user is then presented with another logon screen which looks like

 

the following. The user enters the username and OTP.

 

 

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

"Please enter the OTP which you have received"

 

 

 

USERNAME: [ ]

 

OTP: [ ]

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

The logon credentials will then be submitted to the authentication

 

server again. If the OTP is correct, the user will be allowed to logon

 

to the machine for real and i should be able to log this event.

 

 

 

If OTP authentication fails, the user is presented with the failure

 

message returned by the remote authentication server, and the

 

following logon screen is presented:

 

 

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

"Sorry, you have enter the wrong OTP, please enter the OTP again or

 

enter your domain password to generate another OTP"

 

 

 

USERNAME: [ ]

 

OTP/PASSWORD: [ ]

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Yes, I know that Windows 2008 and Vista uses a the new CP

 

method, but I'll need to implement GINA for Windows 2003 Servers. I

 

thought I'll implement CP after that, hopefully I can reuse as much of

 

the code as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

Any suggestions you be much appreciated.

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